Today Atlus unleashed its traditional annual survey asking a bunch of interesting questions to its fans.

The questionnaire in Japanese, which also came in 2020, 2019, and prior years, includes some small but interesting variations, which could indicate which topics Atlus is paying attention to.

As usual, we get questions about platforms preferences.

We’re asked to choose between PS4/PS4 Pro, PlayStation VR, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite, Smartphone (three options, basic free to play, one-time payment, and subscription), Xbox, and Steam.

Interestingly, the Google Stadia option that was added last year is gone. On the other hand, the Xbox option has been added. This is the first time in recent years that Microsoft’s console is an option.

The options are available for the next numbered Persona game, the next numbered Etrian Odyssey Game, and the next numbered Shin Megami Tensei game.

The same platform options are offered for possible additional incarnations of the Persona series including a Persona 5 fighting game, a Persona board game, Persona 6, a Persona card game, a Persona simulation (strategy) RPG, a Persona online RPG, a Persona action RPG, a Persona rhythm game, and a Persona text adventure.

The Shin Megami Tensei series gets the same options plus an action-adventure.

Best Buy has just kicked off a new three-day sale that runs through the weekend. If you're looking for a new game laptop, or 4K TV, there are a number of deals worth checking out. You have until Monday, March 8, to snag any deals you're interested in.

The three-day sale has discounted a huge number of games, including Nintendo Switch greats that rarely go on sale. Super Mario 3D All-Stars is currently $50, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate dropped to $50, and Ring Fit Adventure is down to $70--Super Mario 3D All-Stars is only available until March 31 on the eShop, so it may be difficult to find a copy in a couple months. There are also some deals on PS5 and Xbox Series X games, such as Assassin's Creed Valhalla for $35, Watch Dogs: Legion for $30, and Marvel's Avengers for $30--Marvel's Avengers' next-gen upgrade is coming on March 18, so you can snag it now and be ready when it releases.

Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny, the latest entry in developer Nippon Ichi Software's cult favourite tactics game, will be heading to Switch on 29th June.

It's been six year since Disgaea 5 debuted on PlayStation 4 (it's made its way to Switch and PC since then), and Disgaea 6 arrives with a few notable changes, the most immediately obvious being a new art style that trades the appealing 2D character sprites of old for 3D models.

Disgaea 6 follows the adventures of new protagonist Zet, a teenage zombie on a quest to defeat a powerful god, and it's his unique ability - known as Super Reincarnation - that ushers in one of the game's most significant mechanical additions.

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Ghost of Tsushima was one of the best games of last year, allowing players to explore the island of Tsushima in an open-world adventure inspired by classic samurai cinema. But it turns out that Sucker Punch's latest project did more than just entertain gamers; it raised awareness of the real-life location, and now the mayor is honoring two members of the development team by naming them tourism ambassadors for Tsushima.

Game director Nate Fox (who we interviewed last year on the Game Informer Show) and creative director Jason Connell from Sucker Punch will be presented with the award and a letter of appreciation. 

Today, WandaVision celebrates the end of its season by airing the ninth episode, aptly titled “The Series Finale.” And while die-hard fans and Disney+ subscribers have likely already seen the episode, Marvel is urging everyone not to spoil it.

Marvel even went as far as to pull WandaVision stars Randall Park and Kat Dennings into the mix to deliver a PSA letting fans know proper spoiler protocol.

While they themselves slip up here and there in the video, which is thankfully editing out by Wanda’s hex magic, they convey that it is important that everyone get to experience the show first hand.

That means no matter how excited you are to talk about WandaVision, you need to go out of your way to make sure not to post on social media or to talk to anyone about it that hasn’t seen it.

WandaVision is currently available for Disney+ subscribers, which currently costs $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year.

Netflix's The Witcher season 2 is back in production after a few delays, including an injury involving Geralt's actor, Henry Cavill. Several delays have been an unfortunate occurrence for the show's new season due to COVID-19 and Work From Home orders, but the show continues on with a brand new castmate in tow. According to recent reports, Netflix's The Witcher season 2 casts Downton Abbey actor Kevin Doyle. 

As reported by Redanian Intelligence, a property that has provided a number of onsite images and a plethora of insider information, the newest cast member will reportedly be playing a character by the name of Ba'Lian. Known for his portrayal of Mr. Molesley on the period series, he's also contributed his talents to other shows like The Tudors, Hawaii Five-0, and Happy Valley.

If you're among the people that we know are asking "who," you're not alone in your confusion about who Ba'Lian is. This character does not appear in any of the novels from Andrzej Sapkowski, the source material behind the show that eventually spawned CD Projekt Red's hit The Witcher game adaptation. This will be an all-new character to meet somewhere during the season 2 narrative. 

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Before Animal Crossing: New Horizons added Mario items on March 1, my island was a pleasant place that was not being stalked by a dead-eyed plumber cosplayer with an axe.

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Third-party developers revealed new images of airports in the making for Microsoft Flight Simulator, while Microsoft teased the features of the next Sim Update coming next week.

First of all, we learn about a live Q&A happening on March 10 and starring the developers of Microsoft Flight Simulator. The interesting element is that the questions have been limited to topics related to the upcoming Sim Update which will release on March 11.

This is a clear indication that the Sim Update will focus on the following.

• Avionics
• Flight Planning for Airport Approaches
• Input/Controls ( + accessibility)
• Flight Model

On top of that, the livestream will also bring information on the World Update coming in early April focusing on France and Benelux and a “surpise” has been teased.

On top of that, we get to take a look at Orbx’s upcoming Stapleford Airfield (EGSG) which should release in the weekend.

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Ahead of BUSTAFELLOWS' worldwide debut, Siliconera talked with minetaka about developing the game and its characters.

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I greeted Pyra and Mythra’s announcement last month with a big sigh. Ugh, more sword fighters? It’s my preferred class in Smash Bros. Ultimate, but even I was beginning to get sick of them. After a couple hours with the new duo, however, I’m pleased to announce my initial skepticism was misplaced. Pyra and Mythra…

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After escaping from jail last year and hiding for months, a man in the UK was arrested after leaving hiding to buy a copy of Call of Duty, only to get caught by the police in the process.

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Persona 5 Strikers has been out for a little more than a week, so I feel pretty comfortable saying this:

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I don’t play Rainbow Six Siege, but Ubisoft’s recent collaboration with Ikumi Nakamura might change my mind.

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I’ve just watched seven minutes of Skrollcat Studio’s upcoming platformer Hoa and I feel like my problems have just drifted away.

With an aesthetic and sound design reminiscent of a Studio Ghibli film, and the sort of tactile gameplay experience every good platformer should be designed around, Hoa certainly looks as though it could be one of spring’s big indie highlights.

The game has been in development for a number of years, and today’s gameplay presentation actually showcases the Forest Stage that was used to demo the game way back when work first began. As studio co-founder Son Tra explains during her narration, it makes for a fitting area to spotlight now that work on the game is nearing completion.

Clearly, the beautiful art-style and music is a big takeaway, but I really love the notion of the gameplay design putting a premium on every surface feeling fun and engaging to interact with. That’s a hallmark of every decent game in the platforming genre, which above all else needs to excite in terms of how it actually plays.

As you’ll see, Hoa features a bunch of different creatures to “make friends with,” and the team has spent lots of time making each look cute and interesting. There are enemies, too, though none of them really hurt you. The worst they typically do is knock you backward, and you can even use them to platform to new areas of the map.

Hoa’s premise is described simply as following Hoa “as she discovers her own story on a journey through a breathtaking and magical world back to  where it all began.”

Here’s the latest trailer, but if you want more information on Hoa then be sure to visit its official website here:

The Caligula Effect 2 Obbligato Musician members Pandora and Machina took center stage in the latest two trailers for the game.

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Queen: Rock Tour is a mobile game that isn’t filled with nasty microtransactions, ads, “energy” timers, or make-believe currencies. Instead, it’s a fun rhythm game that replaces that crap with a ton of classic Queen songs.

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Teamkill Media revealed a new teaser trailer of its upcoming “Cosmic Horror” game Quantum Error.

This time around we get to see some glimpses at gameplay, teasing an appearance at the Future Game Show Spring Showcase on March 25.

You can watch it below.

If you want to see more of Quantum Error , you can enjoy the first trailer from a few months back, a second video, the first gameplay trailer, another announcing the Xbox Series X version, and one that will prove quite familiar for sci-fi fans.

Since the cryptic cinematic reveal in 2019, players haven't heard or seen anything official from From Software's Elden Ring. With the dynamite success of Sekiro, Dark Souls III, and the rest of the Souls saga, expectations are high for From Software's next contribution to the subgenre they put on the map with Demon's Souls a decade ago. Recently, some blurry snippets of what's purported to be Elden Ring footage have leaked, as these things sometimes do. Bloodborne aka Project Beast was famously leaked prior to release, showing off what would be an incredible and horrific dive into the unknown.

Earlier this week, Bungie removed Trials of Osiris from Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen following the revelation that that players were "win-trading" in order to get those coveted rewards. While the studio gave us some good news regarding the hilariously fun 12-player raid glitch, Bungie also confirmed that Trials of Osiris is disabled indefinitely. 

In the most recent This Week In Bungie blog post, Cozmo offered up an update for those players curious about when Trials would return. The update was short, not so sweet, and to the point: "Last weekend, Trials of Osiris was disabled due to unexpected issues. While these issues are being investigated, Trials of Osiris will be unavailable to players. We will have more information when it becomes available." 

These Groundhog Day followers are becoming too self-aware for their own good

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PS Plus continues to offer “free” games to subscribers, and, in recent months, has even started offering PlayStation 5 games. If you don’t have a still-impossible-to-find PS5, you’re not quite S.O.L.. You just have to claim those games through a web browser.

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Almost a full year after the game's release, Call of Duty: Warzone remains one of the biggest titles on the planet. But as far as I know, the Game Informer team has yet to produce a win on stream in that time. Will that change today?

Join Game Informer as we squad up and try our best to produce that coveted win (or dub as the kids call it) and have a fun fraggin' Friday stream with the GI community.

If at first we don't succeed in Warzone, we're going to be going on a tour of some of the other modes in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War as well. Will we be able to survive the treacherous zombie hordes in the game's new Outbreak mode? How will Reiner, Tack, Blake, and I fare as a squad in more tactical game types like Search and Destroy? You can only know by tuning in. 

Versatility and verticality, all in one go

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Marvel's Avengers has an incredible single-player story, which made it very odd that Square Enix chose to market the Crystal Dynamics game heavily as a multiplayer experience. With so much of a focus on playing with friends, the endgame component of the Marvel game left little to be desired. Many felt that the grind was not worth the effort, a problem that games like Destiny 2 have faced, and with the response to those complaints being to make the title even more of a grind, we couldn't help but wonder what the heck the studio is doing and offer up a few things we'd like to see to help them turn it around. 

How can Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics make Marvel's Avengers good again? 

The single-player story of Marvel's Avengers, despite initial reservations over character models, was a pretty big hit for many players. It offered a different perspective of some of our favorite heroes and it also gave the "adorkably" charming Kamala Khan a spotlight that this character deserved. The story wasn't the problem. The problem was that Square Enix shoved the story aside when marketing the title pre-launch so when it eventually did release, players were expecting this breathtaking, fully fleshed-out multiplayer endgame experience. What they got was an endless repetitious cycle that didn't feel like there was any real payoff. The grind was real. It was also Real Boring™. 

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Today the department of tourism, commerce, and industry of the city of Tsushima in Japan sent a press release announcing a collaboration with Sony’s Ghost of Tsushima.

The collaboration is based on an official website titled Ghost of Real Tsushima both in Japanese and in English dedicated to promoting the real island in relation to the game.

It includes plenty of imagery that will let fans feel the atmosphere of the game through real pictures of Tsushima. The press release included comparison images which you can enjoy below.

They portray Watatsumi Shrine, Momiji Kaido, Komoda Beach, and Banshoin Temple. The first image of each pair is from the game, while the second is from the real Tsushima.

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